Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries

Visitors' Forum

Asian Art Forums - Reply Message
Asian Art Forums

Message Listing by Date:
Message Index | Back | Post a New Message | Search | Private Mail | FAQ
Subject:Shekwan figurine with impressed seal
Posted By: Jeff Mon, Aug 11, 2014 IP: 198.97.41.12
At least I think its Shekwan. Figurine is about 12" tall and very heavy. Hoping the seal can help point to when or who made it. Let me know if seal is too hard to read and I can try a different light (the seal is on the inside of the base - the base has strips of velcro someone used to try to keep it from falling). Maybe they owned a cat?







Subject:Re: Shekwan figurine with impressed seal
Posted By: Jeff Wed, Aug 13, 2014
Here are some more pics. I took a closeup of the eyes because they are one of my favorite parts. Also I had the height wrong - it is a full 15 inches tall.







Subject:Re: Shekwan figurine with impressed seal
Posted By: mikeoz Fri, Aug 15, 2014
I suggest the figure may be Li Bai, the Tang dynasty poet.

The first two characters of the seal are Pan Tie 潘鐵 and the fourth is Zao 造 (made by). The third character (top left) I would prefer more a detailed view.

Subject:Re: Shekwan figurine with impressed seal
Posted By: Jeff Sun, Aug 17, 2014
Thank you VERY MUCH for responding. I've attached a couple pics taken with lower contrast light that I hope is easier to see. Let me know if I need to try again.





Subject:Re: Shekwan figurine with impressed seal
Posted By: Bill H Sun, Aug 17, 2014
Hi Mike & Jeff,
I'll expend my two cents worth guessing the last couple of characters are 製造 (zhizao), "to manufacture".
Cheers,
Bill H.

Subject:Re: Shekwan figurine with impressed seal
Posted By: Jeff Tue, Aug 19, 2014
I was hoping for more information. The ID of poet Li Bai as the subject looks right on. But what does "To manufacture Pan Tie" mean? How old does this look? Does anyone have any experience with Shekwan/Shiwan and is this one? What about the glass? eye - is that uncommon and does it point to any particular age or maker?

Subject:Re: Shekwan figurine with impressed seal
Posted By: Bill H Wed, Aug 20, 2014
'Pan Tie Zhizao', can mean Made or manufactured or created or done or all of the above by someone named Pan Tie.
Bill H.

Post a Reply
Name:
Email:
Group: China & Japan
Subject:
Message:
Link URL:
Enter here the complete URL of any site, page or image you would like to show other visitors.
URL Title:
Enter here the title of the link you've given above. This will appear to the visitor. Eg., if you are linking another picture, enter "Another picture". The link will not appear without a title.
Image URL:
Enter here the URL of an image if it is already uploaded on the web. The image will appear with your posting. Do not post pictures which are not yours without permission from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of each poster to make sure they have permission to use any photos they post.
Image: You may upload up to three images. If you would like to upload more images to this message please do so by replying to this same message.

Please make sure the file type is JPEG or GIF and the filename does not contain spaces.




Use the Browse button to find an image (jpg or gif) on a local drive on your computer to upload for including with your message. Do not upload images with file names containing spaces. Please do not upload files larger than 500 KB in size. Do not post pictures which are not yours without permission from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of each poster to make sure they have permission to use any photos they post. Check the "email notification" box below if you would like to be notified of any responses to your message.
Check here for email notification.
Security Code: Security Image: please enter the text appears in this image.

Please type in the code you see in the image directly above this input box.

Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries |